2021 London Assembly election#Constituency candidates

In the 2016 local elections, the Labour Party won the post of London Mayor, as well as 12 seats in the London Assembly elections. The party polled over 1 million votes, which represented the best-ever result for any political party in a London Assembly election. The Conservative Party were the runners-up, winning 8 seats, followed by the Green Party (2 seats), the UK Independence Party (2 seats) and the Liberal Democrats (1 seat). The Women's Equality Party, meanwhile, achieved 3.5% of the regional list vote, failing to reach the 5% minimum threshold required for representation.

The following year, in the snap election on 8 June 2017, Labour polled 55% of the popular vote in London, winning 49 of 73 London seats in the British House of Commons. In the 2018 borough elections across the capital, Labour saw their best result in over 45 years, winning 47% of the vote. Both the Liberal Democrats and the Green party also gained seats across London.

UKIP Assembly Member Peter Whittle left the party in December 2018. He and the remaining UKIP Assembly Member David Kurten formed their own Brexit Alliance group on the Assembly.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/ukip-london-assembly-members-form-new-brexit-alliance-group-a4016191.html |title=Ukip London Assembly members form new Brexit Alliance group amid Tommy Robinson chaos |first=Sophia |last=Sleigh |work=Evening Standard |date=2018-12-13 |access-date=2020-02-29}} Kurten subsequently also left UKIP.{{cite web|url=https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/18191327.david-kurten-announces-run-mayor-london/ |title=David Kurten announces run for Mayor of London |last=Mathewson |first=Jessie |publisher=Times Series |date=2020-01-28 |access-date=2020-02-29}}

In 2019, London was involved in two nationwide elections.

In the May 2019 European Parliament elections, the Liberal Democrats came first in London; winning the most votes in the London region with 27% and gaining three MEPs, their best result in the party's history. The Labour Party came second, with 24% of the vote, losing two seats.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48417664|title=Lib Dems top London European vote|date=2019-05-27|access-date=2019-05-30|language=en-GB}} The Brexit Party gained two MEPs and Greens won 12.5% of the vote, holding their one seat. The Conservative Party failed to get a single MEP elected in London for the first time in the history of the party.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

In the general election at the end of 2019, there was no net change in the number of seats for each party, although four constituencies in London changed hands. Across London, Labour comfortably won the most seats.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/london-still-a-labour-city-after-night-of-few-changes|title=London still a 'Labour city' after night of few changes|last=Grierson |first=Jamie |date=2019-12-13|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-23|issn=0261-3077}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2019-50726932|title=General Election 2019: As it happened in London|website=BBC News|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-12-23}} Two members of the London Assembly were elected to Parliament: the Conservative group leader Gareth Bacon and Labour member Florence Eshalomi. Susan Hall replaced Bacon as Conservative group leader, and both Bacon and Eshalomi announced that they would not seek re-election at the 2020 London Assembly election.{{cite web|url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18107250.new-mps-quit-london-assembly-next-years-election/|title=New London MPs will step down from City Hall roles in May|website=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|language=en|access-date=2019-12-26}}

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The members of the Assembly are elected through a combination of both first past the post as well as closed list proportional representation; this system is commonly referred to as the additional member system. 14 members are elected in single member constituencies with the candidate receiving the largest number of votes becoming the Assembly Member for that constituency. An additional 11 members are also elected from the whole of London — with parties creating lists of up to 25 candidates — for a party to be included it needs to attain at least 5% of the vote across London. This process divides the remaining seats proportionally to the vote share of the parties with the use of the modified D'Hondt method allocating the seats. This system ensures proportionality with the 11 additional members being allocated in a corrective manner.{{cite web|url=https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/how-am-i-represented/london-mayor-and-assembly|title=London Mayor and Assembly |date=2018-09-24|website=Your Vote Matters |access-date=2019-06-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/376|title=The Voting Systems|website=London Elects|access-date=9 June 2019|archive-date=11 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511102331/http://www.londonelects.org.uk/download/file/fid/376|url-status=dead}}

The London Labour Party changed its selection process for assembly members so that party members select new candidates.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/05/labour-london-assembly-members-face-reselection-fight |title= Labour London assembly members face reselection fight |author= Jessica Elgot |work= The Guardian |date= 5 November 2018 |access-date= 5 February 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/momentum-bids-to-push-sadiq-khan-manifesto-to-left-a4092731.html |title= Momentum bids to push Sadiq Khan manifesto to Left |author= Sophia Sleigh |publisher= London Evening Standard |date= 16 March 2019 |access-date= 17 March 2019}} The party started an investigation into a dispute over a "trigger ballot" organised by Momentum members to deselect Florence Eshalomi, Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark.{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/labour-accused-of-london-assembly-deselection-stitchup-a4130176.html |title=Labour accused of London Assembly deselection 'stitch-up' |date=30 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/probe-into-london-labour-deselection-plot-a4131171.html |title=Probe into London Labour 'deselection plot' |date=1 May 2019}}

The Conservatives intend to stand candidates. Their constituency candidate for the North East, Ben Seifert, stood down and joined the Lib Dems in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.onlondon.co.uk/conservative-london-assembly-candidate-quits-over-direction-the-party-is-taking/ |title=Conservative London Assembly candidate quits over 'direction the party is taking' |publisher=OnLondon |date=2019-09-08 |access-date=2020-02-29}}

Nominations for the Green Party's list candidates closed in January 2019. Their final list was headed by their two current Assembly Members, Sian Berry (also the mayoral candidate) and Caroline Russell. The other three individuals who sought the mayoral nomination are also all Assembly candidates: Shahrar Ali (list candidate in 2016), Peter Underwood and former Liberal Democrat Zack Polanski.{{cite web|url=http://bright-green.org/2019/01/06/new-year-new-structures-and-new-policies-green-news-round-up-week-1/ |title=New year, new structures and new policies - Green news round up week 1 |publisher=Bright-green.org |date=2019-01-06 |access-date=2020-02-29}} Other candidates include Benali Hamdache (list candidate in 2016; sought to be the Green mayoral candidate in 2016, losing to Berry).{{Cite web | url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2019/01/14/green-party-reveals-full-list-of-runners-for-london-mayoral-and-assembly-spots/ |title = Green Party reveals full list of runners for London Mayoral and Assembly spots | the Green Party}}

The Liberal Democrats announced a shortlist of 15 people to be list candidates. These were voted on by the party membership, with the results announced in late November 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/156414/lib-dem-london-shortlist/ |title=Lib Dem shortlist for London Mayor and GLA list published |publisher=Markpack.org.uk |date= 17 October 2018|access-date=2020-02-29}}{{cite web|url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/156681/lib-dem-london-assembly-candidates/ |title=Lib Dems announce results for London Assembly list selection |publisher=Markpack.org.uk |date= 21 November 2018|access-date=2020-02-29}} The candidate list was reshuffled in May 2019 following the withdrawal of Lucy Salek, originally placed third on the list.

Constituency candidates need to submit a deposit of £1,000, which is returned if they get 5% of the vote. A London-wide list requires a deposit of £5,000, returnable if the list gets 2.5% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/nominations|title=Nominations|website=London Elects}}

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{{Election box begin for list| title=2021 London Assembly election (London-wide){{Cite web |last=Harpley |first=Mary |title=Statements of persons nominated for the London Assembly (London-wide) {{!}} London Elects |url=https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable/statements-persons-nominated-london-assembly-london-wide |url-status=live |access-date=2021-04-20 |website=www.londonelects.org.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418063107/https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-candidate/statutory-notices-and-elections-timetable/statements-persons-nominated-london-assembly-london-wide |archive-date=18 April 2021 }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Elly Baker (98,661), Sakina Sheikh (89,692),
Murad Qureshi (82,217), Emine Ibrahim, Faduma Hassan, Sophie Charman-Blower, Bob Littlewood, Miriam Mirwitch, Shahina Jaffer, Taranjit Chana, James Beckles|votes=986,609|percentage=38.1%|change={{decrease}}2.2%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Shaun Bailey{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}} (132,514), Andrew Boff (113,583), Susan Hall (99,385), Emma Best (88,342),
Selina Seesunkur (79,508), Toby Williams, Ahmereen Reza, Timothy Briggs, Simon Hoar, John Riley, Julian Gallant, George Currie|votes=795,081|percentage=30.7%|change={{increase}}1.5%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Siân Berry{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}} (305,452), Caroline Russell (152,726), Zack Polanski (101,817),
Benali Hamdache (76,363), Shahrar Ali, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, Ben Fletcher, Hannah Graham, Peter Underwood, Kirsten De Keyser, Jarelle Francis|votes=305,452|percentage=11.8%|change={{increase}}3.8%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Caroline Pidgeon (189,522), Hina Bokhari (94,761),
Robert Blackie (63,174), Chris Maines, Joyce Onstad, Irina von Wiese, Hussain Khan, Michael Bukola, Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett, Adetokunbo Fatukasi, Charley Hasted|votes=189,522|percentage=7.3%|change={{increase}}1.0%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Women's Equality Party|candidate=Harini Iyengar, Jacueline Dean, Tabitha Morton, Rebecca Manson-Jones, Nikki Uppal, Pamela Ritchie, Leila Fazal, Sarabajaya Kumar, Guilene Marcor, Sellisha Lockyer, Korina Holmes, Maureen Obi-Ezekpazu, Georgina Ladbury|votes=55,684|percentage=2.2%|change={{decrease}}1.3%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rejoin EU|candidate=Richard Hewison{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Deborah Iliffe, Charlotte Blake, John Stevens, Brendan Donnelly, Rory Fitzgerald, Benrd Rendic, Philipp Gnatzy, Karol Bobal, Raj Kumar, Javern Pond|votes=49,389|percentage=1.9%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Animal Welfare Party|candidate=Vanessa Hudson{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Sam Morland, Alex Bourke, Femy Amin, Mark Scott, Julian Weisman|votes=44,667|percentage=1.7%|change={{increase}}0.7%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Christian Peoples Alliance|candidate=Maureen Maud Marin, Helen Spiby-Vann, Ashley Keith Dickenson, Carol Valinejad, Eunice Oruyinka Ade Odesanmi, Katherine Susan Hortense, Desmond Coke, Donald Akhigbe|votes=28,878|percentage=1.1%|change={{increase}}0.1%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Peter Gammons{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Elizabeth Jones, Julie Carter, Stuart Freeman, Marjan Keqaj, Kakala Nyembwe, Ziz Kakoulakis, Geoffrey Courtenay, Anil Bhatti, Amir Latif, Simon Harman|votes=27,114|percentage=1.0%|change={{decrease}}5.5%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Richard Tice, David Bull, Robert Poll, Dominique Day, Michael Pastor, Saradhi Rajan, Ian Price, Edward Apostolides, Mark Simpson, Michael Anthony, John Cronin|votes=25,009|percentage=1.0%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=London Real Party|candidate=Brian Rose{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Paul Frost, Kim Murray, Julian Bailes|votes=18,395|percentage=0.7%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Let London Live|candidate=Piers Corbyn{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Heiko Khoo, Sylvia Da Barca, Julia Stephenson, Renos Samson|votes=15,755|percentage=0.6%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Heritage Party (UK)|candidate=David Kurten{{efn|name=mayoral|Stood as a mayoral candidate}}, Sean Finch, Lewis Glyn, Zachary Stiling, Barbara Ray, Dominic Stockford|votes=13,534|percentage=0.5%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|candidate=Nancy Taaffe, April Ashley, Lewis Baker, Deji Olayinka, Andrew Walker, Thea Everett, Lawanya Ramajayam, Jack Jeffery, Marvin Hay, Len Hockey, Lois Austin, Bob Law, Ferdy Lyons, Rachel Lyon, Naomi Bryan, Pete Mason, Angharad Hillier, Hugo Pierre, Brian Debus, Mira Glavardanov, Niall Mulholland, John Viner, Wally Kennedy, Paul Kershaw, Paul Scott|votes=9,004|percentage=0.3%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Britain|candidate=Robin Talbot, Judith Cazorla Rodenas, Philip Wedgwood Brand, Akira Allman, Lorraine Douglas, Stewart McGill, Lucian Branescu-Mihaila, Anita Halpin, Hannah Sawtwell|votes=8,787|percentage=0.3%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Eric Siva-Jothy, Stephen Gardner, Matthew Beresford, Simon Marshall, Brilant Krasniqi, Seth Liebowitz, Tricia Bracher, Rosamund Hubley|votes=7,782|percentage=0.3%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Londependence|candidate=Bella Roberts, Tom Foster, Daniel Jacobs, John Halnan|votes=5,746|percentage=0.2%|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=National Liberal Party (UK, 1999)|candidate=Upkar Rai, Arunasalam Rajalingam, Faisal Maramazi, Araz Yurdseven, Ponniah Yogaraja|votes=2,860|percentage=0.1%|change=New}}

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• Jennette Arnold, Chair of the London Assembly and Labour member for North East London{{cite news|url=https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/jennette-arnold-obe-announces-she-won-t-stand-for-london-assembly-1-5857263|title=Jennette Arnold announces she won't stand for re-election to London Assembly|last=Cumiskey|first=Lucas|work=Islington Gazette|access-date=7 April 2020|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816105125/https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/jennette-arnold-obe-announces-she-won-t-stand-for-london-assembly-1-5857263|url-status=dead|publisher=Archant Community Media|date=18 January 2019}}
• Gareth Bacon, former Leader of the London Conservatives on the Assembly and the member for Bexley and Bromley, was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Orpington at the 2019 general election{{cite news|url=https://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/18107250.new-mps-quit-london-assembly-next-years-election/|title=New London MPs will step down from City Hall roles in May|work=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|access-date=23 December 2019|publisher=Newsquest Media Group|first=Jessie|last=Mathewson}}
• Tom Copley, Labour Assembly Member London-wide, was appointed Deputy Mayor of London for Housing{{cite web |last1=Rodgers |first1=Sienna |title=Labour First reveal slate of candidates for London Assembly selection race |url=https://labourlist.org/2020/02/labour-first-reveal-slate-of-candidates-for-london-assembly-selection-race/ |work=LabourList |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=27 March 2020}}
• Andrew Dismore, Labour's Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden{{cite news|url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/andrew-dismore-to-step-down-as-london-assembly-member|title=Andrew Dismore to step down as London Assembly member|last=Osley|first=Richard|publisher=New Journal Enterprises|date=11 January 2019|work=Camden New Journal}}
• Florence Eshalomi, Labour's Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark, was elected to the House of Commons as MP for Vauxhall in 2019
• Navin Shah, Labour's Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow{{cite news |title=Labour selects Krupesh Hirani for Brent and Harrow seat in upcoming London election |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/labour-selects-krupesh-hirani-for-brent-and-harrow-seat-in-upcoming-london-election/ |access-date=23 February 2020 |work=Eastern Eye |date=21 February 2020|publisher=Garavi Gujurat Publications}}
• Tony Arbour, Conservative Assembly Member for the South West constituency
• Steve O'Connell, Conservative Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton constituency
• Alison Moore, Labour Assembly Member for London at-large
• Peter Whittle, Brexit Alliance Assembly Member for London at-large
• Nicky Gavron, Labour Assembly Member London-wide and Former Deputy Mayor of London

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|party2=Conservative|votes2=833021|votes2_2=795081|seats2=5|seats2_2=4|totseats2=9|sc2=+1

|party3=Green|votes3=336840|votes3_2=305452|seats3=0|seats3_2=3|totseats3=3|sc3=+1

|party4=Liberal Democrats|votes4=266595|votes4_2=189522|seats4=0|seats4_2=2|totseats4=2|sc4=+1

|party5=Women's Equality|votes5_2=55684|seats5_2=0|totseats5=0|sc5=0

|party6=Rejoin EU|colour6=#003399|votes6_2=49389|seats6_2=0|totseats6=0|sc6=New

|party7=Animal Welfare|votes7_2=44667|seats7_2=0|totseats7=0|sc7=0

|party8=Christian Peoples Alliance|votes8_2=28878|seats8_2=0|totseats8=0|sc8=0

|party9=UK Independence Party|votes9_2=27114|seats9_2=0|totseats9=0|sc9=−2

|party10=Reform UK|votes10=62263|votes10_2=25009|seats10=0|seats10_2=0|totseats10=0|sc10=New

|party11=London Real|votes11_2=18395|seats11_2=0|totseats11=0|sc11=New

|party12=Let London Live|votes12=6834|votes12_2=15755|seats12=0|seats12_2=0|totseats12=0|sc12=New

|party13=Heritage|votes13_2=13534|seats13_2=0|totseats13=0|sc13=New

|party14=TUSC|votes14=8011|votes14_2=9004|seats14=0|seats14_2=0|totseats14=0|sc14=New

|party15=Communist Party of Britain|votes15_2=8787|seats15_2=0|totseats15=0|sc15=New

|party16=Social Democratic|votes16_2=7782|seats16_2=0|totseats16=0|sc16=New

|party17=Londependence|votes17_2=5746|seats17_2=0|totseats17=0|sc17=New|color17=#751056

|party18=National Liberal|votes18_2=2860|seats18_2=0|totseats18=0|sc18=New

|party19=Independent|votes19=2871|seats19=0|totseats19=0|sc19=New

|invalid=44058

|total_sc=0

|electorate=6191387

|invalid2=54931

|total_sc2=0

|electorate2=6191387

|source=[https://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/election-results/results-2021 London Elects]

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In the regional vote, the Greens saw the largest vote increase, up 3.8 percentage points to gain 1 seat, while UKIP suffered the largest fall - down 5.4 percentage points and losing both their seats.

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